Makua Rothman is powerful presence in professional surfing. Hailing from Hawaii, and coming from famed Rothman lineage, Makua is one of the best big wave surfers to have ever lived, winning the World ...

If you ever find yourself walking down to Pipeline and you see Koa Rothman, Nate Florence, Jamie O’Brien, and Eli Olson sitting in the sand instead of surfing, you might consider taking the hint. They ...

Makuakai Rothman, like many other pros with newfound time on their hands due to a mostly canceled competition season, has entered the vlogosphere. We’ll post his latest episodes here, starting with ...

Koa Rothman and Billy Kemper score Cloudbreak at near perfection before Tropical Cyclone Vaianu forces evacuations on Tavarua ...

Draped in a weighty mound of leis, Makua Rothman strolled into unfamiliar territory. He wore a suit and dress shoes, not his usual shorts and slippers. He exchanged firm handshakes with politicians, ...

When Makua Rothman was invited to play Eddie Vedder‘s Ohana Festival, he felt a shared connection between the event and his native Hawaiian islands. “It was an honor when they offered me the show,” he ...

Before reading any of this, watch the video below. Try watching it without groaning. Impossible. Having a nine-foot gun stuck in a two-foot thick lip on an eight-foot wave and landing directly on ...

Welcome to the first installment of Late Drop – The Big Wave Podcast. The series was created to showcase conversations with some of the best big-wave surfers in the world — hosted by one of the best ...

When it gets big on the North Shore of Oahu, you can feel it in the air. The breeze feels electric. A low hum of excitement vibrates from the water and past the bike path, crossing the Kam Highway ...

“I don’t think I could’ve done anything else,” Rothman says. “There was a lot of mist right there — and it came out of nowhere. I’m really just lucky I didn’t die." Video: Forrest Jaqua "It could’ve ...